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Wednesday, 20 February 2019
5:33 PM
The City has been notified that SKM Recycling has made
the decision to temporarily close their Geelong site at 5pm today due to the
facility reaching maximum storage capacity.
There has been an increased stockpiling of plastics at
this site since the temporary closure of SKM Laverton, where Geelong’s plastic
recyclables are usually sent for processing.
EPA Victoria issued SKM Laverton with a notice to stop
accepting materials last Friday due to non-compliance with stockpile regulations.
The City of Greater Geelong’s kerbside waste and recycling
collection program will continue, with all bins to be collected as usual.
As an interim measure, recyclable materials will be sent to
landfill until SKM Laverton is able to receive materials again.
We expect recycling to resume as normal at SKM Geelong
within the coming weeks.
While most collection trucks will continue to separate
recycling and waste, some trucks on rural routes may be required to temporarily
consolidate waste and recycling.
The following comments can be attributed to City of
Greater Geelong Director City Services Guy Wilson-Browne:
We urge residents to continue sorting their household waste
and recycling correctly. SKM Recycling are working with EPA Victoria to achieve
compliance and resume processing recycling as quickly as possible.
It is more important than ever to dispose of your waste and
recycling responsibly and where possible, reduce your overall waste as much as
possible.
While this is an unfortunate situation, protecting community
health and safety is the number one priority.
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